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| **Miller's Run on a Fairly Big Day** | **Miller's Run on a Fairly Big Day** | ||
| - | {{:locales:southafrica:millers3.jpg?direct&650x326|millers3.jpg}} | + | [[https://surfski.wiki/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=locales:southafrica:millers3.jpg|{{:locales:southafrica:millers3.jpg?direct&650x326|millers3.jpg}}]] |
| photo: [[https://youtu.be/MR8d14uksgk?t=146|Wilson Reavley video]] | photo: [[https://youtu.be/MR8d14uksgk?t=146|Wilson Reavley video]] | ||
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| - | Somebody at **Epic Kayaks ** (Kenny Howell?) weighed in (Feb, 2023) with this list of [[https://www.epickayaks.com/post/top-5-downwind-paddles-in-the-world|5 downwinders to put in your bucket list]]. Their five are: | + | Somebody at **Epic Kayaks ** (Kenny Howell?) weighed in (Feb, 2023) with this list of [[https://epickayaks.com/blogs/news/5-epic-downwind-runs-for-your-bucket-list|5 downwinders to put in your bucket list]]. Their five are: |
| * [[https://surfski.wiki/tarifa#downwinders|Strait of Gibraltar Run, (Tarifa, Spn)]], | * [[https://surfski.wiki/tarifa#downwinders|Strait of Gibraltar Run, (Tarifa, Spn)]], | ||
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| * [[https://surfski.wiki/queensland#downwindspaddles|Palm Cove - Oak Beach (Queensland, Astl)]] | * [[https://surfski.wiki/queensland#downwindspaddles|Palm Cove - Oak Beach (Queensland, Astl)]] | ||
| * [[https://surfski.wiki/western_australia#perth_area|Snapper Run (Rockingham - Freemantle, Astl)]] | * [[https://surfski.wiki/western_australia#perth_area|Snapper Run (Rockingham - Freemantle, Astl)]] | ||
| + | * [[https://surfski.wiki/tarifa#downwinders|Tarifa - Bolonia (Tarifa, Sp)]] | ||
| * [[https://surfski.wiki/hood_river_columbia_gorge#downwinders|Viento Run (Hood River, USA)]] | * [[https://surfski.wiki/hood_river_columbia_gorge#downwinders|Viento Run (Hood River, USA)]] | ||
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| **(Ben doesn't tend to give a lot of location info in videos)**</WRAP> | **(Ben doesn't tend to give a lot of location info in videos)**</WRAP> | ||
| - | The best wake waves depend not only on the boat making them but also on where you catch the wave - as they tend to build in shallower water and the interplay with tide. You have to be careful about getting too shallow or [[https://www.theinertia.com/surf/texas-longboarder-shares-terrifying-footage-of-tanker-surfing-gone-wrong/|jammed into shorelines]]. The surfski pocket on a wave isn't going to be where there is a barrel. | + | The best wake waves depend not only on the boat making them but also on where you catch the wave - as they tend to build in shallower water and with the interplay with tide. You have to be careful about getting too shallow or [[https://www.theinertia.com/surf/texas-longboarder-shares-terrifying-footage-of-tanker-surfing-gone-wrong/|jammed into shorelines]]. The surfski pocket on a wave isn't going to be where there is a barrel. |
| * **USA** | * **USA** | ||
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